A Down and Dirty Bike Race on Randall’s Island

With rain forecast through the night, tomorrow’s bike race on Randall’s Island will be an especially muddy affair. That’s partly the point of Tracklocross: First Mud Part II, an alley-cat style race that takes riders through the roughest and wettest terrain on the island. Competitors are required to race a bike with a fixed gear or narrow-slick tires, and guaranteeing some spectacular crashes, there’s a special category for anyone riding a track-legal bike.